I also bought from sams club and it had no defects, they must have gotten the better batches then the other retailers. As for the updates, I just got another one from google today and I wonder what it was for.

Re: A positive experience with the Nexus 7

Can you do me a favor and put a white screen up on the display? I found that Kindle showed me that the left side of mine was very unevenly lit, and the top left corner was very dim. Yopu could clearly see the LEDs throwing a conical pattern of light. It was OK on colored or darker screens. But not on a even, white screen like the Kindle reading page.

Mine, which I raved about earlier, is going back today for an exchange. I hope #2 is better. I really like the tab, but not too wild about the backlighting.

Can you do me a favor and put a white screen up on the display? I found that Kindle showed me that the left side of mine was very unevenly lit, and the top left corner was very dim. Yopu could clearly see the LEDs throwing a conical pattern of light. It was OK on colored or darker screens. But not on a even, white screen like the Kindle reading page.

Mine, which I raved about earlier, is going back today for an exchange. I hope #2 is better. I really like the tab, but not too wild about the backlighting.

Re: A positive experience with the Nexus 7

I received my Nexus 7 around 12:30 at work. Really digging it so far. Jelly Bean is indeed smooth and fluid. I'll really test it out once I clock out but I've already installed a few apps and even side loaded flash and Firefox thanks to the tutorial posted right here in the forums. The form facter is perfect for a commuter like me- it's much more portable than the iPad and other 10" tablets. Since it's WiFi only, this is my first time testing out Mobile Hotspot on my HTC Amaze and it worked well too. Speeds were very usuable on T-Mo's network. Not a bad deal for $249 (plus the BS shipping fee and tax).